Solicitor – Banking & Finance – Cardiff – NQ-2 Years PQE

Company: Chadwick Nott
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Location: Cardiff
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will join a respected Banking & Finance team in Cardiff, handling a range of transactional matters for banks, lenders, and corporate borrowers. You work across cross-functional teams to support leveraged, acquisition, and real estate finance, contributing to client relationships and business development. The position offers strong training, clear skill development, and hybrid working within a supportive, community‑mfocused firm culture.

Pay / Benefits

  • Minimum 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
  • CSR days
  • Birthday day off
  • Death in service (2x annual salary)
  • Auto enrolment pension scheme
  • Hybrid working

Responsibilities

  • Act for banks, lenders, and public sector clients on banking and finance transactions
  • Advise on leveraged and acquisition finance, and real estate finance
  • Draft loan agreements and standard security documents
  • Manage conditions precedent to drawdown and review CP documentation
  • Liaise with clients to oversee transactions from credit sanction to drawdown
  • Assist with post-completion requirements
  • Support business development initiatives and wider firm activities
  • Develop client relationships and contribute to team growth

Key requirements

  • England & Wales qualification, NQ-2 PQE
  • Experience in banking and finance or willingness to specialise
  • Strong sector knowledge and commercial awareness
  • Excellent drafting, communication, and organisational skills
  • Ability to manage workload efficiently and work collaboratively across teams
  • Proactive approach to client service and business development
  • commercial awareness
  • excellent communication
  • strong organisational skills
  • drafting loan agreements
  • security documents
  • conditions precedent management

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Posted: October 1st, 2026